Microfinance has been defined as the provision of financial services to low-income population for whom traditional banking services are not accessible. Microfinance has proved as a reliable vehicle in alleviating poverty by providing credit facility especially in the rural and semi-urban areas. Microfinance has been described as ‘philanthropy through industry’ on account of its social dimension and has anecdotally helped the poor better their lives by kick-starting economic activity and in...

This book focuses on gasoline compression ignition (GCI) which offers the prospect of engines with high efficiency and low exhaust emissions at a lower cost. A GCI engine is a compression ignition (CI) engine which is run on gasoline-like fuels (even on low-octane gasoline), making it significantly easier to control particulates and NOx but with high efficiency. The state of the art development to make GCI combustion feasible on practical vehicles is highlighted, e.g., on overcoming proble...

Objective of this study is to do a statistical comparison of operational and financial parameters of public and private sector banks operating in India. Public sector banks in India include all the nationalized banks as well as State Bank of India and its associates. Private sector banks include all the other scheduled commercial banks as well as all the foreign banks operating in India.

Stock market is the only place where you can out do the inflation and get your money to work for you. Investors in Canada can invest in the Canadian Stock Market and have a large number of stocks and indices to pick from.This book delves into the basics of1)How stock market works2)What are the stock exchanges in Canada3)How to buy and sell stocks - Online discount brokers4)Types of shares5) Investing Strategies

Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would you handle emergencies and old age? Every day, more than a billion people around the world must answer these questions. Portfolios of the Poor is the first book to systematically explain how the poor find solutions to their everyday fin...

This is the tax book for you if: You hate tax season, You don't understand your taxes, You're afraid you always miss a deduction, You wish someone could make this easier.Easy Tax Tips keeps it simple, with hints and tips for regular wage earners, in plain English that allows you to save money by doing your taxes yourself.Updated February 2013

You could spend hours and hours researching the stock market and its functionality, learning how to become involved in the trade and who to contact to get in the game, especially if your interest lies in the Foreign Exchange Market, which goes far beyond the level of complication of the domestic stock market. However, in this book, you will find all the basic information you need to get started down the path to trading success. All of the leg work and tough research has been done for you, ...

SELECTED AS A 2008 BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST"ONE OF THE SMARTEST INVESTORS ON THE PLANET."--MONEY MAGAZINE“This book is an essential read for those whowish to understand the modern world of investing.”—Alan GreenspanWinner of the 2008 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year AwardWhen Markets Collide is a timely alert...

This guide outlines concepts and principles of microeconomics in an easy to understand format. It contains information on: supply & demand, elasticity & production costs, perfect competition & monopoly, resource markets, wage determination & externalities, labor supply and much more.

This guide consists of basic finance concepts, equations and principles, which can be used in school, home or in work place. Topics include, financial ratios for liquidity, leverage & profitability, time value of money, present & future values, effective annual rate (EAR), annual percentage rate (APR) and much more.

This is the eBook version of the printed book.If you liked this Short, you might also like Fire Your Stock Analyst!: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own, 2nd Edition (9780137010233) by Harry Domash. Available in print and digital formats.Your short-and-sweet, quick-start guide to investing in profitable, dividend-paying stocks.Many investors are attracted to fast-growing companies that could quickly multiply their investments. Dividend-stock investors have been ar...

Lease is the lessor for rental as a condition in the contract or within the period stipulated in the contract, give the lessee to use the leased asset as a transaction. China enters the 21st century, after capital increase, asset restructuring and privatization of the adjustment process, some leasing companies finance lease or an operating business units to gradually withdraw from the market. Newborn leasing company at the new theories, new concepts, new environment to enter a new round of...